Meaning

2 senses
  1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.

  2. To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.

    The moon souths at nine.

Examples

706 sentences
  1. Birds fly south in the winter.

    Птахи взимку улітають на південь. — deniko

    ruПтицы летят на юг зимой. — corvard

  2. His house is on the south side of the river.

    Його будинок стоїть на південному березі річки. — brambury

    ruЕго дом стоит на южном берегу реки. — Tretiz

    deSein Haus befindet sich am Südufer des Flusses. — Tamy

  3. Where is the south terminal?

    Де знаходиться південний термінал? — deniko

    ruГде находится южный терминал? — sharptoothed

    deWo ist der Südbahnhof? — Zaghawa

  4. Tom comes from the south.

    Том із півдня. — deniko

    ruТом с юга. — Wezel

    deTom kommt aus dem Süden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Australia is smaller than South America.

    Австралія менша за Південну Америку. — deniko

    ruАвстралия меньше Южной Америки. — afyodor

    deAustralien ist kleiner als Südamerika. — MUIRIEL

Origin

From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“souther

From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

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Forms

souths, southing, southed, southed
Base formsouth · to south
3rd person singularsouths
Present participlesouthing
Past simplesouthed
Past participlesouthed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysouth
he, she, itsouths

Past simpleLesson

all personssouthed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave southed
he, she, ithas southed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill south

Collocations

3 patterns
  • from the south
  • south america
  • fly south

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
south — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto